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Take a look back at some of the major news from the 2016-2017 school year. < Sept. 10 The Green Machine was unveiled on campus. The bus comes from a partnership with TTA.

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Red Dawson returned to Huntington to act as grand marshal for the homecoming parade.

S E PT E M B E R Sept. 23 > Jerome Gilbert was invested as president of Marshall University.

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Nov. 8 > Donald J. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to be elected as president of the United States.

< Jan. 26 Officials from the city of Huntington announced 24 employees from the police and fire departments would be cut to address the city’s budget shortfall.

Jan. 21 > Members of the Marshall community participated in the Women’s March in Charleston.

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March 10 > Herd men’s basketball made its first Conference USA championship game since 2012.

< Feb. 27 Naloxone training began on campus to certify members of the Marshall community.

April 19 > Huntington was named “America’s Best Community” and won a $3 million prize.

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< March 16 Matt Jarvis and Emily Kinner were re-elected for a second term as student body president and vice president.

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nonprofits, along with what COPY EDITOR the mission of United Way of United Way of the River Cit- the River Cities is. ies executive director, Laura â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of times I think people Gilliam, is passionate about think that nonprofits are these nonprofits, a field in which she little charities and just kind of has spent most of her career. have their own set of rules,â&#x20AC;?

Before Gilliam joined the Gilliam said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and just sort of United Way team a little over a go along and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to pay decade ago, she worked in in- much attention to best pracsurance in multiple states until tices or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need somebody she and her husband settled in to lead it or to be in a finance Huntington. Gilliam said she position who understands moved from insurance agency good bookkeeping and acto agency because she felt she counting and financials. And just hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found her fit yet, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not the case.â&#x20AC;? then she had the opportunity United Way of the River to help develop a nonprofit Cities is an organization that called Faith In Action. acts as a liaison between indiGilliam said this is where vidual donors and businesses she felt like she was making to fundraise for health and a difference in her commu- human service organizations nity, which is what she felt and programs throughout the she was missing while work- Huntington community and ing in insurance. surrounding area. United Way â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I would encour- of the River Cities distributes age you to do, regardless of those raised funds each year whether its United Way or based on need and how the something else, find what your programs fit into the focus passion is and connect with it critical issues of United Way whatever way you can,â&#x20AC;? Gilliam of the River Cities. United said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of things Way of the River Cities serves that our communities need Cabell, Mason, Lincoln and help with and you all have tal- Wayne counties in West Virents and you have a voice and ginia, along with Lawrence you have passion and so figure County, Ohio. out what floats your boat and One of the areas of focus of connect with it.â&#x20AC;?

United Way of the River CitGilliam gave this advice to ies is education. According to Marshall Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report- a breakdown of United Way ing Public Affairs class March of the River Cities affiliate or7 while discussing with the ganization funding provided student journalists com- by Gilliam, United Way of the PARTHENON FILE PHOTO mon misconceptions about River Cities provides funding

to four education programs and each of them receives over $20,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say that education is probably one of the things that we concentrate on the most and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so foundational to everything else,â&#x20AC;?

Gilliam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First of all, you know that if a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literacy level â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not reading at grade level by the time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going into fourth grade, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at risk for not succeeding and PARTHENON FILE PHOTO not graduating.â&#x20AC;?

Gilliam said United Way of the River Cities executive the transition of director, Laura Gilliam, addresses students at students from the Campus Christain Center. elementary to middle school is challenging and must be suc- you talk about issues that are cessful and said United Way of in some of these other areas, the River Cities has programs you will see it circle back to in place through funding education very frequently,â&#x20AC;? Gilpartners and through United liam said.

United Way of the River CitWay of the River Citiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; iniies, according to the tiatives that help address this area of education. see UWRC | pg. 5 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a foundation of everything else. In fact, when

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Underage Drinking Sting

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Petit Larceny April 12, MUPD received a call from a resident stating a bike from the bike rack outside Freshman North residence hall was being stolen by an unknown male. The suspect cut the lock from the rack and rode off south towards 7-Eleven. Officers located the unknown male and followed him towards Sixth Avenue. When the officers caught up with the suspect, he got off the bike and stated the officers could have the bike and ran off towards CSX, where officers lost the suspect when he jumped between the train cars. Officers were able to recover the bike.

Petit Larceny

Between April 18 and 19, a Schwinn bike was stolen from the bike rack at Holderby Hall after the chain was cut. No suspects.

MUPD in conjunction with the Huntington Police Department and Cabell County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department conducted a â&#x20AC;&#x153;high risk and underageâ&#x20AC;? sting on campus and surrounding areas April 20. Two citations were issued for littering and an open container violation. One citation was issued for underage drinking. One citation was issued for possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance.

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April 21 at 4:28 p.m., a victim reported an unknown person had broken her passenger side mirror of her 2012 Honda Accord while it was parked in the Maple Avenue parking lot.

No suspects.

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Mary Zulauf in a mid distance event at High Point University March 17. The Thundering Herd had two first place finishes and broke a school record.

Track and Field partakes in prestigious Penn Relays

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THE PARTHENON PARTHENON THE The The Marshall University track track and field team prepares for no ordinary meet pares this weekend, weekend, which began this Thursday. The team will send Thursday. athletes to the oldest and athletes largest track and field meet largest in the the United States for the in 123rd annual Penn Relays 123rd at Franklin Franklin Field in Philadelat phia, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania. phia, “This is an exciting week “This for all all our kids, especially for our runners,” runners,” head coach Jeff our Small said. said. “This is like the Small Super Bowl Bowl of track and field.

Super There will probably be 20,000 There people in the stands Thurspeople day, another 30,000 Friday, day, another and 40,000 and 40,000 Saturday. We’ll get

to see a bunch of Olympians, world champions and great teams. We’re really excited.”

Last year, Marshall earned a victory in the 4x100 meter relay in the college division. The team of Kametra Byrd, Shanice Johnson, Asia Bange and Hope Julmiste ran an impressive time of 46.25 seconds to take the win. Additionally, top-10 finishes came from Antonique Butler, who finished sixth in the triple jump and Heidi Heiniger, who finished ninth in the javelin throw.

This year, the team is scheduled to send relays in the 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay, 4x800 meter relay, distance medley relay and shuttle hurdle relay. The

team is also scheduled to send 11 individual qualifiers, including sophomores Elena Marchand and Hasana Clark who are scheduled to compete in multiple events. Marchand is scheduled to compete in both the shot put and discus, Clark in the shot put and hammer throw.

One of the top competitors this season for the Herd has been Alexis Montes. The graduate student currently sits at the top of Conference USA in the javelin throw with her mark of 164 feet, 2 inches (50.03 meters). That throw was also good enough to break the Marshall school record in the javelin throw in her first competition for the Herd. Montes

is is scheduled scheduled to to compete compete in in the the javelin throw championship javelin throw championship Thursday Thursday 6:45 6:45 p.m. p.m.

“It’s an “It’s an honor honor to to me me that that II will be in competition alongwill be in competition alongside side these these athletes,” athletes,” Montes Montes said. said. “I’m “I’m excited excited and and looking looking forward forward to to represent represent Marshall Marshall at this this prestigious prestigious meet.” meet.”

The The meet meet began began Thursday Thursday with with Marshall’s Marshall’s first first scheduled scheduled competitors competitors being being sophomore sophomore Sarah Sarah Bever Bever and and freshman freshman ToTorie rie Derrow Derrow in in the the high high jump jump at at 10 a.m. a.m. The The meet meet runs runs all all day day Thursday Thursday through through Saturday, Saturday, with with Marshall’s Marshall’s competitors competitors competing competing throughout throughout the the three days. three days.

Patrick Patrick O’Leary O’Leary can can be be contacted at oleary7@marcontacted at oleary7@marshall.edu. shall.edu.

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THE THE PARTHENON PARTHENON The The most most stressful stressful time time of of the year is upon Marshall the year is upon Marshall UniUniversity versity students; students; dead dead week week and finals week. and finals week. For For most most students, students, this this isis already already an an incredibly incredibly tough tough time. time. For Forstustudent-athletes, dent-athletes, add add in in games, games, meets, meets, practices practices and and training training and andthe thetime timeisisonly onlytougher. tougher.

The The weekend weekend in in between between dead dead and and finals finals week week has has competition competition for for three three differdifferent ent sports sports teams teams at at Marshall, Marshall, in in fact fact the the only only three three teams teams still still in in season. season. The The basebaseball ball team team travels travels to to Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia Virginia for for aa three-game three-game series series with with Old Old Dominion.

Dominion.

The The softball softball team team will will be be in in Murfreesboro, Tennessee for Murfreesboro, Tennessee for aa series series against against Middle Middle TenTennessee.

The track nessee. The track team team will will compete competein inthe thePenn PennRelays Relaysin in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania.

“April “April and and May May are are the theheart heart of the track season,” of the track season,” junior junior track track runner runner Samantha Samantha GrafGraffius fiussaid. said.“So “Sothis thistime timeof ofyear yearisis extremely extremelystressful stressfulbecause becausewe we have have to to not not only only focus focus on on perperforming forming well. well. We We have have to to keep keep up up with with our our rehab rehab to to prevent prevent injuries, injuries, which which requires requires extra extra time time in in the the training training room. room. It’s It’s also alsoimportant importantthat thatwe weare areeateating ing right right and and sleeping sleeping enough, enough, which whichis isnot notideal idealfor foraastudent student during duringfinals finalsweek.” week.”

The Thethree threeteams teamsstill stillcompetcompeting are no strangers to ing are no strangers to travel. travel.

Between Between meets, meets, non-confernon-conference ence and and conference conference games games and series taking and series takingplace placeall allover over

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the the East East Coast, Coast, the the teams teams are are conditioned to travel. conditioned to travel.

The Thetrack trackand andfield fieldhas hasspent spent four of the past five weekends four of the past five weekends on onthe theroad, road,traveling travelingto todifferdifferent states such as Ohio, ent states such as Ohio,Florida, Florida, North NorthCarolina Carolinaand andVirginia.

Virginia.

The baseball The baseball team team traveled traveled midweek midweek to to Morehead, Morehead, KenKentucky tucky and and has has spent spent nearly nearly every every weekend weekendsince sincelate lateFebFebruary ruary playing playing baseball. baseball. The The team team has hasspent spentnights nightsin inFlorFlorida, ida, Alabama Alabama and and Mississippi Mississippi over overthe thepast pastmonth. month.

The The softball softball team team has hasspent spent recent recent weekends weekends in in Virginia, Virginia, Florida, Florida,Mississippi Mississippiand andNorth North Carolina.

Carolina. Much Much like like the the basebaseball ball team, team, the the softball softball team team has hasbeen beengoing goingnearly nearlynonstop nonstop since sinceFebruary.

February.

“With “With practice practice and and games games means less time to means less time to study study for for finals, finals,but butititreally reallyhasn’t hasn’tbeen been that that stressful stressful because because we’re we’re used to it,” sophomore used to it,” sophomoresoftball softball player player Abigail Abigail Estrada Estrada said. said.

“Since the beginning “Since the beginning of of FebFebruary, ruary, we’ve we’ve been been traveling, traveling, had had practice practice before before class class and and missed missed class class for forour ourgames gamesso so we we have have had had to to get get ahead ahead on on our ourassignments assignmentsand andtests. tests.It’s It’s something something we’ve we’ve managed managed to to do dosince sincethe theseason seasonbegan.” began.”

The Thethree threeteams teamsstill stillin inseason season will willstill stillcompete competeafter afterschool schoolisis out, out, with with the the Conference Conference USA USA Championships Championships for for track, track, basebaseball balland andsoftball softballeach eachoccurring occurring in mid to late May. in mid to late May. Patrick Patrick O’Leary O’Leary can can be be contacted at oleary7@marcontacted at oleary7@marshall.edu. shall.edu.

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xoxo,

Michael Brown

By MICHAEL BROWN

ONLINE EDITOR I cannot believe I finished my last class of undergrad today.

Holy shit. This is real life. Next Saturday, I will walk across the stage with my classmates and finally obtain my B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising with a minor in Marketing. I am so overwhelmed with emotions right now. I am happy. I am scared. I am proud. I finally did it. I pushed through.

All through college, I was asked what made me come to Marshall. You’re five and a half hours from home; why Marshall?

To be honest, I never really had an answer. I knew one thing: I had zero interest in going to WVU. No, thank you.

I knew I wanted to go far for college, but at the same time, I wasn’t really ready to leave the state. Let me tell you, that has since changed. I’m ready to see the world. I can’t wait to move and to begin the next chapter of my life.

I came to Marshall not knowing much about public relations. I thought I wanted to go into journalism until my best friend since the seventh grade, Donyelle, recommended I look into public relations. I admire Donyelle in many ways, from her ability to excel in academics to her strong work ethic. I have learned so much from her over the years. I refrain from indulging her because, as close friends already know, her ego is as big as her derriere.

I am so thankful for her bringing me into the J-School.

I have grown personally and professionally. I have also made professional connections that

will assist me in the future as I tackle the job market. I also want to thank Huntington, as unorthodox as you are, you forced me to become a more independent person and for that I am grateful.

I’m not just reciting a slogan when I say I made the best decision ever, I truly believe it.

The friendships I’ve gained and memories I’ve shared here will last a lifetime. I am proud to be a son of Marshall University. It’s not everyday one can say that they go to a university where the faculty and staff truly care about you as a student and want to see you go far and succeed in life.

I’m sure that you probably want to know what’s next for me? Well, your guess is as good as mine. I can tell you a few things, I’m going to enjoy my life, pursue my MBA, and bust my ass to find the job of my dreams.

While all that sounds great, the one thing I am most excited about is finally being able to have some free time to read, blog and have some fun. I plan to relocate to Philadelphia by the end of the summer, or as soon as humanly possible.

Whereever life may take me, I want to be happy. I want to work for a place where I have the opportunity for growth and don’t have to wear a suit and tie everyday. I want to be able to be express myself and leave the “xoxo Michael Brown” effect any and everywhere I go.

As my graduation cap says, “Veni, Vidi, Vici.” I came, I saw, I conquered.

Michael Brown can be contacted at brown790@ marshall.edu.

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Innovation challenge showcases W.Va.’s potential

SADIE HELMICK | THE PARTHENON

(From left) Intuit CEO Brad D. Smith, actress and philanthropist Jennifer Garner and NFL superstar Chad Pennington judge Marshall students’ ideas to improve the Mountain State Wednesday during Inutit’s Innovating for Impact Design for Delight Innovation Challenge.

Wednesday’s Innovating for Impact Design for Delight Innovation Challenge refrained from the negativity and hopelessness West Virginians are so used to hearing about their state, choosing instead to put the positive potential of the Mountain State and its residents on a pedestal for the world to see.

The Innovating for Impact challenge, sponsored by Intuit and held in the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse, featured groups of Marshall students in a “Shark Tank”-style competition, going head to head to see which groups had developed the best solutions to some of the state’s biggest problems, including substance abuse, education and new technologies for the state.

The panel of judges was a star-studded affair, featuring actress and philanthropist

Jennifer Garner, NFL superstar and alumnus Chad Pennington and Intuit CEO and Marshall alumnus Brad D. Smith. The three celebrities were a visual reminder of the state’s past success stories as well as its ongoing possibilities.

The real stars of the competition, however, were the ideas developed and presented to the judges by Marshall students.

The three finalists developed an app to help those struggling with substance abuse, a virtual reality simulation to deter high school students from using drugs and a mobile STEM kit teachers can use to introduce students to new fields of interest.

The ideas created by the teams are West Virginiacentric, addressing the most pervasive issues within the state: drug addiction and an economy suffering from a

lack of diversification. These are often issues that send the state’s best and brightest packing, searching for greener pastures in states with more promising social and economic environments.

But the Innovating for Impact challenge showed what could become of West Virginia if the state’s most forward thinking individuals decided, instead, to invest their knowledge and capabilities into improving the state rather than abandoning it.

For Garner, these ideas represented the abilities of West Virginians to perform just as well as students from anywhere else, a trait not commonly seen by those outside of the Mountain State.

“Anytime that we can shine a light on the positive in this state, we have to do it,” Garner said. “We have to stand on the soapbox and celebrate our stu-

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dents. We have to celebrate our beauty, and we have to celebrate our innate talent and passion.”

While it may often seem like all is lost in the Mountain State, events like these demonstrate why it is important to encourage educational opportunities that will enable the state’s younger generations to tackle the state’s most difficult issues.

Huntington may be considered the drug overdose capital of the United States by onlookers and West Virginia may be in the bottom tier of many lists ranking states on their best and worst qualities. But Wednesday’s event showcased the importance of positivity and progressive solutions created

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Giving voices to the voiceless through writing

By KARIMA NEGHMOUCHE

SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR If you would have told me that my post-graduation plans were moving to Kentucky to write for a media company that publishes fitness magazines while getting my masters from West Virginia University, I would’ve laughed and said “no way.”

I never had any intentions on being a writer. Did I like to write? Sure, I liked to write, but I didn’t think I’d make a career out of it — that is, until I took what is often seen as the dreaded newswriting class. I went in the first day with a notebook full of story ideas and that’s when I realized I loved journalism. How cool is it, that for a profession, you get to meet and talk to new people who are doing cool things and then write their stories?

I want to tell everyone’s story, including mine. I wrote about people who traveled the world, people who opened up local

businesses, people who survived illnesses.

It was inspiring, to say the least.

Writing got me through a lot. It’s my passion and it’s my therapy. My sophomore year, when I was writing for The Parthenon, one of my friends was murdered. I was heart-broken and I sat there, looking at an empty Word document, trying to figure out a story to write for the day. I just started writing.

I wrote about my friend, I wrote about our memories and then I turned it in. I didn’t expect it to get published or to get any recognition.

The next day, I got a message from his family members, thanking me for sharing the memories, saying how much it helped them. I’ve always wanted to help people.

A lot of my family is in the medical field and I’ve always admired them because they get to help people every day. But me, a writer? How was I supposed to help?

That’s when I realized my writing gave

me an opportunity to give voices to those who may feel voiceless. It gave me an opportunity to document memories and stories that hold close to people’s hearts.

It gave me an opportunity to give hope to people and shine a light in their lives in their darkest times.

Since then, I’ve tried to focus my writing on social issues. I’ve written about sexualizing breast cancer, stigmas on mental health, stereotypes on the Islamic faith, sexual assault and so many issues that may not be recognized as often or as thorough as they should.

I am so thankful for The Parthenon and the freedom it’s given me to express my (very often controversial) thoughts and views. Thanks for letting me be an editor and represent the newspaper, and thanks for helping me find my passion.

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Hair from the Herd marks marks tenth year of donations donations By

By ALEXIS ALEXIS LEACH LEACH

THE THEPARTHENON PARTHENON The The WMUL-FM WMUL-FMstaff staffmarked marked their their10th 10thyear yearof ofHair Hairfrom fromthe the Herd Herd Thursday Thursday on on the the MemoMemorial rialStudent StudentCenter Centerplaza. plaza.

Hair from the Hair from theHerd Herdisisan ananannual event held by WMUL-FM nual event held by WMUL-FM radio radiostaff. staff.They Theytake takedonations donations of hair if it is long of hair if it is longenough, enough,along along with with monetary monetary donations donations ifif someone someonejust justwants wantsaatrim. trim.

“The point of “The point of Hair Hair from from the the Herd is to get donations Herd is to get donations from from the the students students of of Marshall Marshall UniUniversity and people versity and people from from the the community. community. IfIf people people have have atat least least eight eight inches inches of of hair, hair,they they can donate that and can donate that and we we can can send send itit to to the the Children Children with with Hair HairLoss Lossorganization organizationfor forthem them to make wigs, so kids can to make wigs, so kids canfeel feelaa little little better better about aboutthemselves,” themselves,” said said promotions promotions director director ofof WMUL-FM, Rashard WMUL-FM, RashardWalker.

Walker.

“It’s “It’s our our 10th 10th annual annualevent,” event,” said said Adam Adam Rogers, Rogers, WMUL WMUL executive executive director. director. “We “We have have partnered with Locks partnered with Locksof ofLove Loveinin the the past, past,but butwanted wantedto tochange change itit up, because Locks up, because Locks ofof Love Love made made kids kids pay pay for for it. it. We We are are now now partnering partnering with with Children Children with with Hair Hair Loss Loss for for the the second second year.

They give it totally year. They give it totallyfree freeofof charge to kids that are dealing charge to kids that are dealing with with illness illness causing causing them them toto lose their hair.” lose their hair.”

News News staff staff member member Brian Brian Leonard said, “It Leonard said, “It isis something something

simple simplethat thatanyone anyonecan cando, do,you you grow hair.

Most people grow hair. Most peopleget getitit cut cutanyways, anyways,so sowhy whynot notgive giveitit totoaagood goodcause?” cause?”

This This year’s year’s event event was was inin partnership with the partnership with the ParaParamount mount Beauty Beauty Academy Academy out out ofofPortsmouth, Portsmouth,Ohio.

Ohio.This Thiswas was their their second second year year providing providing the haircuts. the haircuts.

“They “They called, called, and and we wecame came up last year and the students up last year and the students really, really, really really enjoyed enjoyed it,” it,” ininstructor Vickie Hamilton structor Vickie Hamiltonsaid. said.

“They “Theyloved lovedbeing beingup uphere hereand and cutting hair.” cutting hair.”

The The staff staff from from Paramount Paramount Beauty School Beauty Schoolsaid saidthey theywant want totoparticipate in this participate in thisevent eventfor for years yearstotocome. come.

“For “Forone, one,they theyare aredonating donating the hair for cancer the hair for cancer patients, patients, aa good good cause,” cause,”Hamilton Hamiltonsaid. said.

“For “Forpeople peoplewith withthese thesetypes typesofof diseases, diseases,wigs wigsare arevery veryexpenexpensive and this just helps.” sive and this just helps.”

Sheila Sheila Parker, Parker, another another ininstructor, said, “Our structor, said, “Our students students really reallydo dolove lovetotodo dothis.” this.”

Rogers credits Rogers credits aalot lotofofthis this event to the volunteers. event to the volunteers.

“We “Wecan cannever neverhave haveenough enough volunteers,” Rogers volunteers,” Rogers said. said.

“Without “Without our our volunteers volunteers and and staff, staff, events events like like this this do donot not happen. happen.We Weneed needhelp helpbecause because itit really really isis important importanttotogive give back to our community.” back to our community.”

Alexis AlexisLeach Leachcan canbe becontacted contacted atatleach34@marshall.edu. leach34@marshall.edu.

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organization’s organization’sannual annualreports, reports,raised raised$1 $1million millionfor forits itsaffiliate affiliateororganizations and internal community initiatives in 2012 and ganizations and internal community initiatives in 2012 andraised raised at atleast least$900,000 $900,000dollars dollarsinin2013 2013and and2014.

2014.According AccordingtotoGilliam, Gilliam, the final disbursement of funds from these fundraising the final disbursement of funds from these fundraisingyears yearswas was $715,353 $715,353in in2012, 2012,$550,311 $550,311inin2013 2013and and$583,474 $583,474inin2014.

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She Shesaid saidUnited UnitedWay Wayof ofthe theRiver RiverCities Citieshas haschanged changedits itsfundraising fundraising tactics tacticsover overthe theyears, years,one oneofofwhich whichhas hasbeen beendeveloping developingaastrategy strategy to attract individual donors and holding fundraising to attract individual donors and holding fundraisingevents, events,along along with withcontinuing continuingto topursue pursueits itsworkplace workplacecampaign. campaign.

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MarshallPresident PresidentJerry JerryGilbert Gilbertand andWVU WVU President President Gordon Gordon Gee Gee show show their their support support of of House House Bill Marshall Bill 2815 2815 as as they they join join Gov. Gov. Jim Jim Justice Justice as as he he signs signsthe the bill into law. bill into law.

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THEPARTHENON PARTHENON THE Gov. Jim Justice Justice has has made made announceannounceGov. Jim ments this week concerning numerous ments this week concerning numerous bills and a special session after vetoing the bills and a special session after vetoing the budget bill in April. budget bill in April.

Justicehas has been been reviewing reviewing much much of of the the Justice legislation passed from regular session and legislation passed from regular session and has recently recently considered considered educational educational bills bills has that could affect the state. that could affect the state.

HouseBill Bill2815 2815was wasaabill bill suggested suggested House by the governor and is summarized by the governor and is summarized on the the West West Virginia Virginia Legislature Legislature on website as a bill “relating to higher higher website as a bill “relating to education governance.” education governance.”

According to to aa press press release release issued issued by by According the governor, HB 2815 will grant “greater the governor, HB 2815 will grant “greater freedom and and flexibility” flexibility” to to the the larger larger freedom higher education institutions around the higher education institutions around the state, including Marshall University and state, including Marshall University and WestVirginia VirginiaUniversity.

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West Marshall President Jerry Gilbert Gilbert and and Marshall President Jerry WVU President Gordon Gee showed their WVU President Gordon Gee showed their support of of the the legislation legislation as as they they joined joined support Justice as he signed the bill into law.

Justice as he signed the bill into law.

“It is is aa momentous momentous day day for for higher higher educaeduca“It tion in West Virginia.

We now have tion in West Virginia. We now have more more flexibility to to grow grow and and transform transform thanks thanks to flexibility to HB 2815,” 2815,” Gee Gee said said in in aa statement statement on on his HB his Twitter page. page.

Twitter Gilbert also weighed weighed in in and and shared shared his Gilbert also his support of the signing of the bill. support of the signing of the bill.

“We appreciate appreciate the the legislature legislature and “We and Governor Justice’s support of this this bill bill to Governor Justice’s support of to support excellence in higher education,” support excellence in higher education,” Gilbert said said in in aa release. release.

Gilbert The bill overwhelmingly passed in in both The bill overwhelmingly passed both both took the House House and and the the Senate Senate when when both the took the bill bill up up for for consideration, consideration, as as shown shown by the by the West West Virginia Virginia Legislature Legislature website. website. the HB 2815 2815 is is not not the the only only bill bill that that has has been HB been taken up for consideration by the governor taken up for consideration by the governor after the the legislative legislative session. session. after He has been signing numerous bills bills into He has been signing numerous into law, while also vetoing bills as well. law, while also vetoing bills as well.

Justice recently recently considered considered another another edJustice educational bill, HB 2589, that he decided decided ucational bill, HB 2589, that he to veto. veto. to HB 2589 is is summarized summarized on on the the West West VirHB 2589 Virginia Legislature website as, “Permitting ginia Legislature website as, “Permitting

students students who who are are homeschooled homeschooled or or attend attend private schools to enroll and take classes private schools to enroll and take classesat at the the county’s county’s vocational vocational school.” school.”

While While the the governor governor has has been been considerconsidering the bills passed from session, ing the bills passed from session, there therehas has also been much discussion about also been much discussion about the the budbudget get of of West West Virginia.

Virginia.

After After the the recent recent veto veto of of HB HB 2018, 2018, also also known as the “Budget Bill,” it became known as the “Budget Bill,” it becameclear clear there there would would be be aa special special session sessionin inthe thenear near future to discuss the budget of the state. future to discuss the budget of the state.

Justice Justice has has recently recently announced announced the the West West Virginia Virginia Legislature Legislature will will reconvene reconvene for for aa special special session session May May 4.

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Justice issued Justice issued aa press press release release making makingthe the announcement, and relayed a message announcement, and relayed a message of of what what he he expects expects for for West West Virginia Virginia when when considering considering aa new new budget budget plan. plan.

“We have the chance “We have the chance to to put put West WestVirginia Virginia on a pathway to prosperity in on a pathway to prosperity in aa bipartisan bipartisan way. way. The The budget budget can’t can’t just just kick kick the the can, can, it’s it’s got to bring opportunity, hope, and got to bring opportunity, hope, and jobs jobs to to our our people,” people,” Justice Justice said said in in his his release. release.

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Free Your Footwear fits families Students and friends redistribute shoes to those in need

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Boys from the Children’s Village in Modjadjiskloof, in the Limpopo province of Africa holding up donations from Free Your Footwear.

By RYAN MURPHY

THE PARTHENON Isaac Cosby was sitting with a friend one

day when he came to a realization. He realized that while he had a lot of shoes he never wore anymore, there were many people in the world

forced to go barefoot, despite their living conditions and extreme need for shoes.

“People in certain parts of the world don’t have shoes at all, they just basically go barefoot,” Cosby said. “We noticed we had a lot and other people didn’t have any.”

Cosby started off small-scale in August 2016, collecting unused shoes from friends, cleaning them and attempting to reach out to people who needed them. He and his friends, in cooperation with his church, expanded their efforts by reaching out to the community through local drives and social media. Cosby decided to make his organization official and, thus, Free Your Footwear was started.

Free Your Footwear is a charity organization centrally located in South Charleston and is a branch of Bridge Ministries, Inc. The organization’s goal is to cooperate with local, domestic and international organizations to collect lightly used and new footwear to redistribute to in-need families and individuals around the world. Cosby says he aims to extend his help as far as possible and to as many in-need people as possible.

To help extend his reach to college campuses, Free Your Footwear linked up with the Marshall University Hackers for Charity to collect shoes at the Memorial Student Center Jan. 3.

MU Hackers for Charity is a branch of Hackers for Charity International, created by former professional hacker turned philanthropist Johnny Long. They aim to put the advanced computer and technological skills of its members to good use, raising money to assist Hackers for Charity International as well as people in the Huntington community.

Though they had a table set up in the lobby, Cosby decided to go a step further, communicating and engaging himself with passing students.

He handed out cards and started conversations with people to give them a sense of what his charity organization is all about.

Cosby has also worked with other West Virginia based organizations, such as the Open Arms Foundation located in Cross Lanes. The Open Arms Foundation reaches out to and aids poverty-stricken and abandoned children in foreign countries that offer little to no assistance. Just this month, Free Your Footwear collaborated with Open Arms Foundation and shipped shoes to children internationally.

“Free Your Footwear has helped provide shoes for children who live on the streets of Medellin, Colombia,” said Michael Perrow, project coordinator and communications liaison at Open Arms Foundation. “Also, they have provided shoes for refugees who are young girls ages 7-15 in Medellin that have escaped the armed conflict in the country’s interior.”

As well as helping others by providing shoes, Cosby and his organization also offer up guidance, mentoring and opportunities for younger people to get involved with helping others in need. Young boys from Bridge Ministries often help Cosby clean and package the shoes donated to Free Your Footwear.

Cosby says he is proud of the work his organization has been able to accomplish so far and has no plans of slowing down his efforts any time soon as he continues to build connections with local and national organizations and provide shoes to those who need his assistance.

“We’ve sent over 400 pairs to different parts of the world: South Africa, Columbia, Haiti,” Cosby said. “So it’s been good.”

Cosby said he hopes to return to Marshall University in the future.

Ryan Murphy can be contacted at murphy263@marshall.edu.

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